2011-08-18
In DRUG REHABILITATION / Tags: Christians, ecstasy, gifted, spiritual, there /
Question by Christine S: Any Christians out there gifted by God with a spiritual ecstasy?
If so, how did it happen for you, and what did you experience? It was the most life-changing event in my life, and I was a new person, an innocent child again, in 15 seconds!
Pity dem poor athiests!
dreamdress, can’t say my Baptism of the Holy Spirit involved tongues, for a lot of people, it doesn’t. But hey, whatever works for you!
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Answer by jc
Yes everytime i worship HIM,His presence will always change a person.
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I felt the Holy Spirit when I was 15. The sensation was a spiritual ecstasy. But I can’t feel it anymore.
And you really believe that?
Wa-hey! Another ill-educated, gullible American.
Raves are fun aren’t they?
When I do so much as to get out of a speeding ticket i fall to my knees in praise. I love the way that my hairs rise up on my neck and tears come to my eyes…. It’s like the allegory of the cave…. they could only see shadows until one escaped the cave “sin” and could see the world for what it really was…..
I have never head anyone refer to the infilling of the Holy Spirit as spiritual ecstasy unless they were mocking Pentecostal Christians…but never the less, I Will tell you…
I received the Holy Ghost and spoke in a Heavenly language, and was so awed by it all, I floated around for days,,,just thinking that the God who created the World,,,took time out to give the greatest gift…the gift of salvation and not only that but he gave me the language to talk directly to him in his language. I can even pray for things I don’t even know I need, but the Holy spirit does, so he prays on my behalf…I can’t tell you how much this has meant to me….and it is for everyone who receives the Holy Ghost….everyone..this is not the Gift of tongues…that is only to be used in church….this is the tongue Paul said he prayed in…it is for building up our individual faith….
The next event in my life was taking up the bible and reading the book of Daniel ( see DREAMS and VISIONS blog ). After that, I felt the draw of God, and began dropping off the things I felt impressed to like quitting smoking, quit cussing, quit drinking. ANYTHING I was being impressed to do, I was doing. I remember going to a small church gathering and was supposed to play my guitar and sing. Well, when it came time to sing, I opened my mouth and couldn’t sing. All I could do was cry. I would re-group and try again, and as soon as I opened my mouth again, the same thing. Everyone in the congregation was looking at me like I was stupid EXCEPT for a woman in the first row. She had a huge smile on her face ! And kept saying GLORY !!! That only made it worse for me ( I thought worse ).
Sooo, time progressed, and I was OBEYING from the heart every leading God was giving.
I went to a small gathering where a street preacher was preaching. I had a hunger to hear , so I went and just couldn’t stay because the preacher was so loud that it hurt my ears. Two weeks later I saw the same preacher, so I went to hear him again. I was determined to sit through the whole session! I was on the front row, and listening to him, and there was a stirring inside me, and thought I was about to break down crying. I put my head down, trying to gain control, (which took a moment), and as I was able to trust myself, I slowly began lifting my head. In front of me was and angel of the Lord, or the Lord, with his hands held out to me palms up. My looking didn’t go any further than his shoulders and my head was down again, thinking I had really messed up, and should have went with what was happening inside me. I vowed that if it happened again, I would not try to restrain it because I KNEW it was from the Lord.
Well, two weeks later I saw that same preacher ! I went straight to the meeting, and thinking what I had vowed, got a seat waaaay back in the last row. The place began to be packed ! The people was coming in, and coming in! I put my bible in my spot to hold it for me, and begin helping get people seated. The place was packed ! Then I thought, Oh No, I probably have lost my seat, but, it was still there. I was so afraid of being embarrassed ! This time the preacher brought with him a piano player I ended up calling her the little Holy Ghost woman, and when she started playing and everyone began singing, well, there comes that feeling again……..At first I resisted, but just for a second because I remember my vow, and as SOON as I relinquished MY will, Oh Lord !!!!! I was on my tiptoes hand in the air, some kind of different language was coming from my mouth, as the flowing of the River of Life was bathing me, Filling me. Suddenly I was prostrate, on knees, on face travailing in tongues, then the Spirit would lift me back to my toes, hands in the air, tongues rolling. Back and forth , back and forth for about 20 minutes ! Everyone in the meeting was caught up in the same song and sang over and over ! After about 20 minutes of this, I was leaning up against a wall, DRUNK ! I MEAN drunk !!! I thought , well, I had better help sing, so picked up the song book and started singing, I was reading in English, but another language was coming forth from my mouth. I had no idea I had just received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost !
So, a start to a new and adventurous life enfolded….
I saw everything from a new perspective. The Word had new meaning. LOVE flowed from my heart. Ambition in God intensified. I was anointed 24/7 for 7 years to do a job for the Lord, and it was REALLY exciting ! I experienced the POWER of prayer ( even entering into another realm bringing down princes and principalities ). I was visited by evil spirits, learning that God had POWER over them. Miracles, wonders and signs followed my every move. The Word was so powerful in my life, there were times I glowed like a neon light. I felt there was absolutely NOTHING impossible. Knowledge of Gods Word increased daily. I cast out devils. Healed the sick. Sent forth letters and the recipients got delivered or healed. Had a BOLDNESS to face murderers that would not think twice about killing me, but the anointing was so strong they would be on their knees crying like a baby with just a few words spoken in faith. HALLELUIAH !!!
3. When I was first getting an interest in God, I was laying on my bed and read all the way through the book of Daniel. After reading, I was thinking: Wow, sure wish I could be like that ! As I was contemplating, a PEACE came over me, and in my solar plexus area there was a “stirring”. It felt good. It seemed to be growing in strength. It would cover more area, settling and holding more ground each time. At first I thought it had something to do with my breathing, but , no. The good feeling continued growing until it encompassed my whole body. Let me tell you, it was ECSTASY !!! I was aware of every single blood cell in my body, and each one was being bathed in ECSTASY. I had heard something earlier in my life about “walking in the spirit”, and so I was thinking was I about to do that ( a real novice! ). So contemplating that thought, I said in my mind, LET it be. INSTANTLY I was out of my body. Standing beside it. I walked around a little, then had fear come upon me, so I laid down on my body, trying to get back in. I couldn’t and felt panic. Finally, I relaxed, and instantly I was back in.
I had always figured there was life after death, like it was impossible for inside me to vanish, but this secured that belief.
One more thing : As was laying there , being bathed, the whole universe was like a big information center, and I could tap into any area of it. Sorta like your brain, or a computer.
I think you’d have to define “spiritual ecstasy”…
For me, getting to know Christ did not happen in seconds, it was a more gradual process…sort of like a flower opening to the sun.
There is quite a difference in being child-like, and being childish.
Yes, I am child-like in many ways…but I would not claim to be an innocent child.
I don’t think you meant to, but you sort of make salvation sound like something you can order up in a fast food restaurant…
“I’ll have a dish of salvation please, and a helping of Holy Spirit on the side…oh, and I’m in a hurry, do you think you could have that ready in 15 seconds?”
I think this is not a good picture to paint for those who don’t know Christ…they could get the wrong idea of Him…